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PAECA Award for Best Motion Picture (Trophy)
The POP Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is the premier award at POPAA given to the producers of the best feature-length film submitted to the Prince of Prestige Academy Awards (for its directing, acting, music composing, writing, editing, and other efforts put forth into a film production). Only one PAECA trophy will be awarded. Individual PAECA certificates will be awarded to each producer.
PAECA Award for Best Animated Project
The POP Award for Best Animated Project is given each year for animated films. The best animated is awarded to both feature and short films.
PAECA Award for Best Cinematic Direction
The POP Academy Award for Best Cinematic Direction is presented annually in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry.
PAECA Award for Best SHORT FILM
The POP Award for Best Short Film is given to the best short-length - for all the directing, acting, music composing, writing, editing and other efforts put forth into a film production.
PAECA Award for Best Performance by an Actor
The POP Award for Best male performance is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film.
PAECA Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The POP Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States of America with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.
PAECA Award for Best US MADE SHORT FILM
The POP Award for Best USA Short Film is given to a Short-length motion picture produced in the United States of America with a predominantly English dialogue track.
PAECA Award for Best Comedy or Musical
The POP Award for Best Comedy or Musical is given to a feature-length short film in the comedy or musical film genre.
PAECA AWARD FOR BEST US MADE FEATURE FILM
The POP Award for Best USA Feature Film is given to a feature-length motion picture produced in the United States of America with a predominantly English dialogue track.
PAECA Award for Best Performance by an Actress
The POP Best Female Performance Award is an award given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film.
PAECA Award for Best Documentary Project
The POP Academy Award for Best Documentary Film is awarded for all the directing, story, music composing, writing, editing and other efforts put forth in a documentary film.
PAECA Award for Best Cinematography
The POP Award for Best Cinematography is an is awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture submitted to POPAA.
PAECA Award for Best Sound (Mixing, Score, Original Music)
The POP Award for Best Sound is awarded for best sound editing each year to the sound team of the winning film for work on one particular motion picture submitted to POPAA. The director or producers in the film will not accept this award unless he or she is also the sound mixer.